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Movie Exhibition in the Future

Post author:journojames
Post published:January 20, 2012
Post category:Entertainment & Culture Feature News

Originally published Nov. 30, 2010

LOS ANGELES – A seismic revolution is taking place in Hollywood. Movie fans everywhere will have more options than ever before in getting their entertainment directly from studios, threatening the established movie theater business and vastly changing the landscape of movie exhibition.

The technological innovations in personal computers and home theater systems are forcing Hollywood moguls and executives to question their longstanding business model. Motion picture studios are now looking beyond traditional cinema theaters and making a major commitment to offer their latest productions on video-on-demand (VOD), as well as Web and Internet television, all in an effort to further push their product like never before and expand their audience.

“It’s a hot button issue,” said Lontih Khatami, in the Cinema Technology, Feature Film Post Production Department at Universal Studios. “It’s a sensitive issue among the studios right now because of all the interested parties that are involved.” (more…)

Cardinal Mahony Calls for Immigration Reform

Post author:journojames
Post published:January 16, 2012
Post category:News

Originally published Oct. 10, 2010

LOS ANGELES – Archbishop of Los Angeles Cardinal Roger Mahony, an outspoken advocate for immigrants and workers’ rights, told a small audience on Wednesday night that all-inclusive immigration reform for the estimated 12 million undocumented people in the U.S. was the country’s most pressing social issue and offered a framework for immigration reform, despite his bleak outlook that lawmakers were unwilling to take any action on the controversial issue.

Cardinal Mahony offered a solemn but compelling argument in his address at USC’s Institute for Advanced Catholic Studies to faculty, staff, students, alumni, and community members. (more…)